Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"For the past 300 years different types of fire fighting technology have come through the fire department."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Jasper Beckwith Spraying Potatoes, Presque Isle, 1940

"Here is shown a type of sprayer that appears to power the pump off the wheels. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Active & Casual Wear

"This assortment is a representation of the types of casual or active wear items to be found in the overall Maine Historical Society collection."

Parsons Memorial Library

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Coverage of different types of sports was all encompassing, and includes photos of boxing, baseball, football, golf, horseshoes, swimming, basketball."

Naples Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"… service was discontinued in 1961 because of other types of transportation such as buses. The railroad is now located behind Riverside Restaurant."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"This type of wagon was called the drop-axle wagon, the jigger wagon, or the Tabor wagon. Tabor was named after John Tabor of Houlton who built the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"It's likely that this type of digger bruised potatoes. Needless to say, this rotating arms design did not catch on."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"Industries of all types were on the rise – lime quarrying, brickmaking, shipbuilding, export and import shipping, carpentry and trading."

New Gloucester Historical Society

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Town of Topsham History Committee

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Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"This type of garment is thought to have been worn only within the familiar and intimate setting of home and family, and not out in public."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"One is a combination of crochet and machine lace medallions, and the second a darned filet-type cotton lace."

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… uniforms to children's wear, and other types of garments. Selections from the respective groups are highlighted in the Themed Image Galleries. As…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… blouse of red figured dress silk, the silk type now affordable and readily available. Taffeta bodice by Miss L.K. Stanley, Portland, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"They also made other types of threads to supply the county’s new narrow goods industry, now manufacturing decorative braids, cords, ribbons…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… stored away as they moved past updating, this type of garment often survives to become part of a historic collection."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"We cannot – and do not try to – duplicate that. We type the words from the letterhead, and try to get them approximately in the right location, but…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… several colleges and universities to do this same type of work or to act as a guide. Outside Nylander Museum X Nylander was awarded an…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Mr. Tenney tested with many types of minerals to create sandpaper. They crushed quartz to make the sandpaper."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"These ads are informative in the types of crops being sold and that the barter system was still very much alive. Many backyards, such as that of Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"… such as a series of possible gates for various types of purposes and structures, his ideal house and barn."

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… opened in 1886 as a place to treat those types of maladies among the poor, and became a full-fledged general hospital in 1928."